Spatio-temporal modelling of malaria mortality in India from 2004 to 2013 from the Million Death Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

India has a substantial burden of malaria, concentrated in specific areas and population groups. Spatio-temporal modelling of deaths due to malaria in India is a critical tool for identifying high-risk groups for effective resource allocation and disease control policy-making, and subsequently for the country's progress towards United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

Methods

In this study, a spatio-temporal model with the objective of understanding the spatial distribution of malaria mortality rates and the rate of temporal decline, across the country, has been constructed. A spatio-temporal "random slope" model was used, with malaria risk depending on a spatial relative risk surface and a linear time effect with a spatially-varying coefficient. The mod

SUBMITTER: Jana S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8932160 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature